Accounting
Anthropology
Archaeology
Art History
Banking
Biology & Life Science
Business
Business Communication
Business Development
Business Ethics
Business Law
Chemistry
Communication
Computer Science
Counseling
Criminal Law
Curriculum & Instruction
Design
Earth Science
Economic
Education
Engineering
Finance
History & Theory
Humanities
Human Resource
International Business
Investments & Securities
Journalism
Law
Management
Marketing
Medicine
Medicine & Health Science
Nursing
Philosophy
Physic
Psychology
Real Estate
Science
Social Science
Sociology
Special Education
Speech
Visual Arts
Management
Q:
Once an employee has established that she has a covered disability, the Americans with Disabilities Act requires that the employer make reasonable accommodations allowing the employee to perform the essential functions of the job.
Q:
Betty Sue suspects that she was turned down for a job as a server at Hooters because she is 40 lbs overweight. She may contact the EEOC who will investigate her case based on a Title VII violation.
Q:
Stephen is 40 years old and has applied for a job at a large computer games development company. He is told that he is "over the hill" and not eligible for employment at that company. Stephen does not have a valid age discrimination suit under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act because the act only applies to those already employed but not to applicants in the hiring process.
Q:
The mandate given to The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is that they are required to pursue any discrimination based claims made by aggrieved employees.
Q:
Disparate impact is analyzed using the ________ standard.
Q:
A disability, as defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act, is an impairment that significantly limits a person's ability to participate in a ________ activity.
Q:
Mixed motives discrimination is analyzed using the ________ standard.
Q:
Mike is Kathy's employer. Mike tells her that she will not get a raise or promotion unless she has sex with him. Mike has committed ________ sexual harassment.
Q:
After the plaintiff has proven their prima facie case of disparate treatment, if the employer provides a false reason for their discriminatory actions, this is called a _______.
Q:
Race, religion, color, sex and national origin are examples of _______.
Q:
Disparate treatment is analyzed using the ________ standard.
Q:
The Americans with Disabilities Act does not require an employer to provide accommodations that constitute an ________ on the employer.
Q:
Following an investigation by the EEOC, should discrimination be found, the next step for the agency is to begin _______.
Q:
A standard applied to all employees or candidates for employment equally but never-the-less is shown to be discriminatory is called a ________ standard.
Q:
Under the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, individuals not covered under a health care plan by 2014 will be required to purchase a plan through a health care exchange.
Q:
Kathy is a college student who enjoys spending her summers at the beach. For the past four years starting as a junior in high school she has worked as a waitress at a local beach resort restaurant from mid-June through mid-August. If Kathy is injured while working in the restaurant, she will be eligible for workers' compensation benefits.
Q:
Employees making complaints to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are protected under the Occupational Safety and Health Act's whistle-blowing provisions.
Q:
The courts have very narrowly defined whether the Fair Labor Standards Act requires that time commuting to work sites when performing work during the commute should be compensated and no clear standard yet exists.
Q:
If an employee has a retirement savings account, the employer promises to pay a monthly sum to employees ordinarily based on length of service and the employee's final salary at the date of retirement.
Q:
When an employee takes leave pursuant to the Family Medical Leave Act, seniority continue to accrue and will be applied as if they were not on leave.
Q:
Federal Unemployment Tax Act covers the costs of administering state unemployment insurance and state job service programs.
Q:
Sally works an hourly office job from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, with an hour each day for lunch. Lunch is unpaid so her total weekly hours total 37 ½. One Friday, her boss Harry asks her to stay an extra hour to complete a project. If she stays the extra hour she will be entitled to overtime pay for that hour.
Q:
Even though children may legally be employed as actors, the Fair Labor Standards Act requires that appropriate educational standards be maintained through tutors and/or home schooling.
Q:
When an employee suffers a job related injury, the employee always has a choice of suing the employer in court or seeking workers' compensation.
Q:
Ben has applied for a job at a restaurant. As a condition of employment, he may be required to take a polygraph test.
Q:
Contributory and comparative negligence are generally not valid defenses to workers' compensation claims.
Q:
If a worker dies before retirement, all social security benefits are forfeited and no benefits are paid to anyone.
Q:
The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act requires employers to provide health care coverage to employees by 2014.
Q:
The Fair Labor Standards Act does not cover all employees.
Q:
In NLRB v. Midwestern Personnel Services, Inc., the court agreed with the NLRB position saying that unfair labor practices strikes do not lose their character when economic motives contribute to its cause and they remains an unfair labor practices strike as long as employees are motivated in part by unfair labor practices.
Q:
If a union chooses not to bring a grievance to arbitration, the individual union member always has the right to pursue the matter through a law suit to enforce union provisions.
Q:
Leon works in an office environment and during lunch, closes his office door and he uses his personal laptop computer to search the Internet for porn using the company's server via an Ethernet cable connection. The company may monitor his computer usage even though he is using a personally owned computer.
Q:
Except for family agricultural jobs and child actors, the Fair Labor Standards Act prohibits the employment of 13 year olds.
Q:
Leah is a first year elementary school teacher at a private religious school. The parents and kids love her and she gets along with everyone. One month after starting, she's called into the headmaster's office and handed an envelope containing spring break college photos of her topless, guzzling beer and alcohol while sitting in various men's laps. The headmaster informs her that she is terminated immediately and that she must clean out her desk and removes all personal belongings by the end of the day. She demands to know where the headmaster got these photos and he tells her that they monitor social networking sites. These pictures had been posted to a site she no longer uses and had forgotten about. She will be successful if she sues for wrongful termination based on invasion of privacy.
Q:
Jan has been fired by her employer for poor job performance. Jan is still entitled to apply for and receive employer provided health care under provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act.
Q:
Social security provides benefits for those workers who become disabled on the job.
Q:
Conditions in American industrial plants have always been safe and humane with regard to the treatment of workers.
Q:
The Social Security Act is funded through mandatory employment taxes paid by both the employer and employee.
Q:
Employees classified as key employees who take leave, are not automatically entitled to Family Medical Leave Act reinstatement protections and guarantees.
Q:
Employers are not required to offer their employees health care benefits.
Q:
One important aspect of a successful workers' compensation claim is that the employer's fault, negligence or wrongdoing does not have to be evidenced or proven for the injured employee to be compensated.
Q:
The shift from an agricultural society toward industrial production began almost immediately after the end of the U.S. Revolution.
Q:
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act authorizes the Department of Labor to monitor both pensions and retirement savings plan administration.
Q:
An employee group with mutual interests and goals that is an appropriate unit for negotiating union contracts is called a ________ unit.
Q:
Workers at Kent Corp. are on strike. To increase pressure on Kent Corp. they start picketing Flint Corp., one of Kent's suppliers, with signs urging the boycotting of Flint for supporting unfair labor practices. The picketing at Flint would be considered an illegal _______.
Q:
A short term strike called without union authorization is called a ________ strike.
Q:
The process of having the NLRB certify a union based on 50% of the authorization cards indicating the employees want a union without an election is called _______.
Q:
An employee with a salary in the top 10% of the company's payroll is classified as a ________ employee for FLSA purposes.
Q:
COBRA requires that employers provide health care coverage, at the former employee's cost, for up to ________ after the employee leaves the company.
Q:
Employers are not bound by the FLSA regarding employees classified as ________ employees.
Q:
If an employee in a unionized company believes that the employer is violating the collective bargaining agreement, he or she may file a ________ and the union will arbitrate the matter on behalf of the employee.
Q:
Employers are increasingly employing elaborate employee monitoring measures primarily to limit their risk of ________ liability in areas such as defamation and employment discrimination.
Q:
________ refers to the point at which an employee becomes fully entitled to a benefit.
Q:
Let us assume that you have just graduated and you're employed doing the job you have trained for and hoped and expected to have. State what that job is (if you're undecided choose something) and explain whether the position makes you exempt or nonexempt from standards and regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act and how the FLSA will or will not apply to you.
Q:
Stella has asked her employer for leave pursuant to the Family Medical Leave Act. What must she evidence to be eligible for leave?
Q:
Explain how the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act will affect the U.S. health care system when its provisions take effect?
Q:
In what ways does OSHA (the act and the agency) work to establish and maintain workplace safety?
Q:
Explain how the Electronic Communications Privacy Act applies to employee privacy and protections.
Q:
Name and define three forms of illegal work stoppages which may be conducted by employees.
Q:
In Sisco v. Quicker Recovery, Inc., Sisco, reroute to tow an impounded truck, was stopped by police for speeding. He refused to provide identification and was arrested pursuant to state statute. He was injured while resisting arrest and filed a workers' compensation claim. How did the courts decide the issue of his eligibility for benefits and what was their reasoning? How was Sisco's conduct evaluated?
Q:
Discuss the differences between an economic strike and an unfair labor practices strike. What are the possible implications and consequences for union employees following each?
Q:
Olivia works as an advertising executive for a large public relations firm in New York. Her boss gives her tickets to attend a formal event in Washington D.C. at which many of the firm's clients will be in attendance. He expects her to represent the firm and generally solidify client relations by her attendance. While mingling with the attendees, she slips on a spilled drink and is severely injured in the fall. If Olivia files for workers' compensation, will she be eligible for benefits?
Q:
When classifying an employee as exempt or nonexempt regarding Fair Labor Standards Act coverage, what factors are evaluated to arrive at a determination?
Q:
Which of the following is not covered under the Fair Labor Standards Act?A.overtimeB.working conditionsC.child laborD.minimum wage
Q:
Employers must provide continuous coverage to any employee even if terminated, under the:
A.Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
B.Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act.
C.Social Security Act.
D.Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act.
Q:
Most state workers' compensation statutes exempt each of the following except:
A.Marie is a maid who injures her back while vacuuming a rug.
B.Tom is a full time custodial worker employed at a local store.
C.Fred is a college student who regularly works part time for a florist after classes and is injured making a delivery to a customer.
D.Mike is a college student who works two months a year during his summer vacation as a life guard at a pool and is injured saving a woman.
Q:
Eligible workers who take leave under the Family Medical Leave Act:
A.must be paid their regular salary and medical benefits must be continued by the employer.
B.are not entitled to be paid their salary but the employer must continue providing medical benefits.
C.are guaranteed their same position upon their return at their same salary.
D.are not guaranteed the same position but must be offered, at minimum, a similar position, however; their salary pay may be adjusted if the new position is at a different pay grade.
Q:
Workers at Jones Corporation have been on strike for three months due to an impasse based on salary and benefits. When the strike is concluded:
A.the workers must all be rehired but they are not entitled to back pay.
B.the workers must be rehired and they are entitled to back pay.
C.the employer is not required to rehire the employees as long as back pay is paid as severance.
D.the employer is not required to rehire the employees and no back pay is required to be paid.
Q:
In Falcon et al. v. Starbucks Corporation, after Starbucks reclassified the assistant store managers (ASMs ) from exempt to nonexempt for FLSA purposes, changing their job duties but not their labor budgets and discouraging overtime, the court found:
A.reclassifying an employee after the employee has begun work violates the FLSA.
B.maintaining a policy of discouraging overtime is unlawful and could, along with other factors, lead to a consistent pattern of FLSA violations.
C.maintaining a policy of discouraging overtime, while not unlawful, could, along with other factors, lead to a consistent pattern of FLSA violations.
D.reclassifying the ASMs from exempt to nonexempt was an improper reclassification and the ASMs should indeed be exempt and not qualified for overtime compensation.
Q:
The following act was passed specifically to monitor and prevent corruption in major trade unions:
A.National Labor Relations Act.
B.Labor Management Relations Act.
C.Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act.
D.Fair Labor Practices Act.
Q:
The Fair Labor Standards Act imposes restrictions on hiring workers under:
A.18 years old.
B.17 years old.
C.16 years old.
D.15 years old.
Q:
Management is permitted to voice objections to the formation of a union under the:
A.National Labor Relations Act.
B.Labor Management Relations Act.
C.Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act.
D.Fair Labor Practices Act.
Q:
The Family Medical Leave Act provides that eligible employees be permitted:
A.six weeks of unpaid leave during any twelve month period.
B.six weeks of paid leave during any twelve month period.
C.twelve weeks of unpaid leave during any twelve month period.
D.twelve weeks of paid leave during any twelve month period.
Q:
Disability benefits are provided to eligible workers pursuant to the:
A.National Labor Relations Act.
B.Family Medical Leave Act.
C.Social Security Act.
D.Occupational Safety and Health Act.
Q:
With regard to polygraph tests:
A.public and private employers may require employees to take no more than one test per year as a condition of employment.
B.an employer may require mandatory tests only if every employee, both management and non-management are required to be tested.
C.government employees may only be required to take tests if the tests are a part of an investigation for theft or economic loss.
D.a privately owned drug company may require tests of their employees.
Q:
The Family and Medical leave Act applies to employers with a minimum of:
A.10 full time employees.
B.15 full time employees.
C.25 full time employees.
D.50 full time employees.
Q:
If an employee is killed on the job, OSHA requires that the employer notify them as soon as possible but no later than ________ after the accident.
A.8 business hours
B.12 business hours
C.24 hours regardless of business hours
D.48 hours regardless of business hours
Q:
The Labor Management Relations Act gives the President of the United States the right to suspend a strike for up to ________ in times of national emergency.
A.80 days
B.90 days
C.120 days
D.180 days
Q:
Unsafe workplace conditions are monitored and regulated under:
A.ERISA.
B.COBRA.
C.HIPPA.
D.OSHA.
Q:
Which of the following is also called the Taft-Hartley Act?
A.National Labor Relations Act
B.Labor Management Relations Act
C.Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act
D.Fair Labor Practices Act